Supreme Pizza Soup
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 9:19AM in Main Dish, Pork, Sauce, Soup, bread, lunch, pasta, pizza, recipes Who doesn’t love a supreme pizza? I do! But we barely ever have it. I don’t know why, but something needs to be done about it. Soon, too--it’s so good. What if you could take all your favorites from a supreme pizza and make a soup with them? Yeah, that would be fantastic! That was a thought that was in the back of my head for a while. Onions, peppers, Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, cheese…I’m hungry!
You can have all of these things in a hot, steamy bowl of comforting soup, and have your pizza breadsticks on the side! No delivery charges, no tipping a delivery person, just good, home cooked soup.
Yes. This is soup, posing as a pizza pie.
A while back, I was contacted by Jaclyn, representing Pomi tomato products. She’d read an interview with me at The Hectic Gourmet, and I’d said that I like to stock Pomi in my pantry. It’s true, I do! Why? Because they use 100% all natural tomatoes, are BPA-free and contain no preservatives or additives. I can definitely stand behind that! They taste so fresh and delicious. They also have a new line of sauces, and Jaclyn offered some for me to try.
I had a few ideas for the marinara, but in the end, I had to make this soup. It’s hearty and satisfying, and you can make some breadsticks out of your favorite pizza dough to serve alongside. I made mine plain, but you could brush them with melted butter and sprinkle with herbs, or garlic, some grated cheese--whatever you like!
Supreme Pizza Soup
Makes...a lot. A big potful! Invite some friends over.
1 lb. bulk Italian sausage, crumbled, cooked and set aside
(or links, removed from casings and cooked)
1/3 cup finely diced pepperoni
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup diced onion
2 small (or 1 large) red bell peppers, seeded and diced
16 oz sliced mushrooms
1 (26 oz) carton Pomi Marinara
1 (26 oz) carton Pomi Chopped Tomatoes
2 quarts chicken broth or stock
1 1/2 tsp pizza seasoning
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp black pepper
2/3 cup alphabet noodles, or other small noodle
Blend of shredded Italian cheeses
In a large soup pot, over medium heat, heat a bit of olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the pepperoni. Sauté for about 2 minutes. Add the garlic, onion, and peppers, and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add the mushrooms. Sauté for about 10 minutes or so.
Stir in the marinara, the chopped tomatoes, and the broth. Add the cooked sausage to the pot. Next add the seasonings-the pizza and Italian seasonings, basil, and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil.
When it comes to a boil, stir in the noodles. Bring the soup back to a simmer and cook until the noodles are done, about 5-10 minutes. Taste and check for seasonings.
Serve each bowl with a sprinkling of the shredded cheeses, and some pizza dough breadsticks.
I hope you’ll love this hearty soup as much as we do! If there’s something you absolutely cannot live without on your pizza, you could probably add it to this--within reason. I mean, no pineapple, ok? Olives, ham, bacon, spinach--those would be great! Get creative!
Reader Comments (24)
What a great idea! This looks so yummy
Hi, Elle! Just found your blog via Foodie Blog Roll and love finding other New England chefs. I'm a MA girl! This looks amazing - would never think to make a pizza soup. I'm impressed.
Elle! where did you find the alphabet noodles? Love those.
What a cute idea. You rock!
I found the noodles right at Stop and Shop, Dawn. I think they're from Prince?
Thanks!
Elle
Haha I love that you spelled things out with the alphabet noodles. And that you used alphabet noodles to begin with. I've never had pizza soup, but this looks like a smash hit!
Looks so delicious!!!! I'm thinking about making a new soup this week with Chorizo, so I appreciate your advice about when to add the sausage!
I love it when I see new ideas where cooks color outside the lines...who says pizza can't be soup! Homerun!! Ally :)
This is right up our alley, can't wait to try it! I use Pomi tomatoes as well and will have to look for their marinara. How cuuuuuute is that alphabet pasta!?!
I didn't even have to think about it before putting this on Pinterest...its chilly here today and I so wish I had the stuff to make this! I also just got The Hubby and I a special soup bowl and can't wait to try them!
Oh my, the pizza slut in me just went all kinds of happy with this! I have a potluck lunch next month that I've been scratching my head over and I think this will do more than nicely. :)
I use only Pomi toms as well, ever since my Italian teacher raved about them. They are a bit spendy but the taste is extraordinary and I like being able to salt them up at will.
You've done it again, baby!
Oh and Manischewitz makes the little alphabetty noodles. I found them in the Jewish ingredients aisle in a little thin package with their bean soup mixes. My store doesn't carry any other brand of them so this was a lucky strike.
Ciao!
d.liff @ yelleBELLYboo : Thank you so much! Normally, I'd cook the sausage in the same pot and use some of the fat that was rendered, but I knew there would be some fat and flavor from the pepperoni, so I went with that.
Good luck-chorizo will be amazing in a soup!
Elle
What an awesome idea!
You know what Elle...maybe you've help me hit on it. What? Well, I just don't like pizza that looks much better as soup! I prefer pizza with lighter ingredients, veggies, unique cheeses, even fruit and I love a rich hearty soup and this sure fits. You have solved my own mystery. Well done.
Pinning this soup to make for Matt, I think he'll adore you for it ;)
This is such a fantastic idea Elle! And those little letters are the cutest - your phrases have me cracking up :) I can't wait to make this - the only minor change I'll make is to omit the peppers since they're my least favorite part of the supreme pizza.
HA! You're too funny Helle! I just love the sound of this recipe and my stomach is growling at you as I write this! This was an inspired idea and I'm going to add it to my list of Winter comfort foods. Thanks. You're one Helle of a gal!
We adore Pomi here as well and always have a bunch on hand. It is the one that my husband grew up on in Italy! This soup sounds so amazing! Making it soon!
what a great prod. will have to admit i've never heard of it! argh, especially as much tomato sauce as I use in my food! All natural?? I'll take it! The soup looks amazing! So perfect for fall!
Holy mother of...I've been gluten free since April. A) I come from an Italian family and not having pasta doesn't hurt so much after awhile, but you still want the taste. B) I miss pizza like you read about.
I made it tonight with Rao's marninara (Pomi marinara hasn't made it to my local Whole Foods and Fire roasted tomatoes. 3 kinds of homemade sausage (garlic and herb, reg Italian and hot Italian) added crushed red pepper and fresh basil. For cheese I grabbed smoked mozzarella, fontina and parm. I skipped the pasta bites for obvious reasons, but could have tossed in rice if I wanted.
SOOOOOOOOO goood! All those nice flavors I missed in a big warm comforting bowl. Score! Thank you.
Elle - this is beauty. :) Cannot wait to make it!
Oh my goodness - I missed this the first time around. What a hearty delicious pizza soup!
Not sure I've seen Pomi tomato products - Hannaford? Market Basket? Where do you normally get them?
Lizzie, I always got them at Stop and Shop. Not sure about their sauces, though. I have a hard time finding those. I've seen the tomatoes at MB, but again, not the sauces. You can use any other sauce that you love in place of the sauce and it should be just fine.
Bought the stuff, except the alphabets. UGH, guess I'll be sending hubby back out, LOL